(16 Oct 2025, 9:51 pm)S830OFT wrote Some suggestions for GNE Gateshead to try create some new links.
28 - Service will additionaly call into Beacon Lough on Sundew Road only to ensure the continuation of a direct bus to Gateshead during the day & two buses p/h to Newcastle.
Voltra 53/54 - Services extended to Regent Centre or Wallsend to replace service Q3. These services will no longer operate as continous circular services, although service 53/54 will run together in both directions to offer a reasonable amount of buses within the Saltwell Park area with their combined frequency of every ten minutes. Both services will start & finish at Gateshead.
53 - Up to every 20 minutes
54 - Up to every 20 minutes
(53 - Gateshead | Saltwell Park | Bensham Court | Central Station | Newcastle Monument, Grey Street | Quayside | Walker Road | St. Peter's Basin | Walker Road | Fossway | Wallsend High Street | Wallsend Metro)
(54 - Gateshead | Bensham Court Flats | Saltwell Park | Gateshead | Quayside | Newcastle, Grey Street | Pilgrim Street | Jesmond | Gosforth High Street | Regent Centre)
57 - Service will be withdrawn & replaced by adjustments to services 28/67/69/91/92
58 - Journeys to Follingsby will no longer operate, however the X58 will continue to operate its one journey in each direction during the peak.
67 - This service will additionally serve Ellen Wilkinson Estate for journeys to Metrocentre only.
69 - Service will additionaly serve Heworth Interchange in both directions after Heworth Grange. Journeys towards Wardley will no longer serve Kirkwood Gardens, although passengers will be able to remain on the bus for this stop when the bus changes to service 92.
90 - Service withdrawn & replaced by extended service 92.
91 - This service will run hourly to offer much improved links to Team Valley Trading Estate throughout the day from Newcastle & parts of Gateshead. This service will only serve Ellen Wilkinson Estate for journeys to Newcastle only.
(Wardley | Ellen Wilkinson Estate | Heworth Interchange | Colegate | Fewster Square | Wealcroft | Whitehills Estate | Beacon Lough | Wrekenton | Harlow Green | Team Valley Trading Estate | Nonstop | Newcastle)
92 - This service will run hourly to offer much improved links to Team Valley Trading Estate throughout the day from Blaydon & parts of Gateshead. This service will only serve Kirkwood Gardens for journeys to Winlaton only.
(Wardley Turning Circle | Kirkwood Gardens | Fewster Square | Wealcroft | Whitehills Estate | Beacon Lough | Wrekenton | Harlow Green | Team Valley Trading Estate | Nonstop | Metrocentre | Swalwell Monument | Blaydon | Winlaton)
Wardley will benefit from four buses per hour, ideally timed with a sufficient time gap between each departing bus, with improved connections to Team Valley, additional buses to Metrocentre & Winlaton & a bus to Newcastle continued.
Services 67/91 will interwork therefore would allow passengers to remain on-board after Wardley for Ellen Wilkinson Estate, with services 69/92 interworking allowing those passengers to remain on for Kirkwood Gardens.
Service 67/91 will interwork (Mon - Sat Daytimes)
Service 69/92 will interwork (Mon - Sat Daytimes)
Evenings & Sundays -
Service 69 will run hourly, however due to tight running time will NOT serve Heworth Interchange, with service 91 providing this link for Evenings & Sundays.
Service 91 will only run between Heworth, Wardley & Ellen Wilkinson Estate on an increased every 30 minute frequency.
I can't comment much on the 60/90's as I don't know them but disagree with that 53/54 change personally. Don't think it offers anything good for anyone.
Personally I'd do:
Q1: Current 53 (No Changes) - Every 15 Minutes
Q2: Current 54 (No Changes) - Every 15 Minutes
Q3: St Peter's Basin - Newcastle Loop - Every 15 Minutes
Q1/Q3 or Q2/Q3 - Every 7.5 Minutes, Monument to Quayside
18: Extended to Wallsend - Every 30 Minutes
35: Sent via Jesmond - Every 30 Minutes
X48: Current X46 - Every 30 Minutes
X49: Run express like X46 to sort timing issues out - Every 30 Minutes
Current Q3: Withdrawn
That should be doable with the current PVR - or very close, I think, and everyone wins pretty much bar the Walker area but the tax payer shouldn't be subsidising 5 BPH.
New:
X48: 2
X49: 2
Q3: 3
35: 5
18: 1
Current:
X46: 1
49: 1
35: 4
Q3: 7
If I'm right, so the same PVR.